Second Street’s Colin Craig is joined by Nadeem Esmail, from The Fraser Institute, and Emmanuel Faubert, from the Montreal Economic Institute, to discuss solutions to Canada’s struggling healthcare system.

Second Street’s Colin Craig is joined by Nadeem Esmail, from The Fraser Institute, and Emmanuel Faubert, from the Montreal Economic Institute, to discuss solutions to Canada’s struggling healthcare system.

Our health care system is costly and inefficient, with long waits and backlogs. Mixed models like France’s and Sweden’s, which integrate private facilities within a universal system, deliver better outcomes and would allow more Quebecers to be treated faster.

The federal government projects that it will spend $40B more than it collects this year. To properly understand what this means, here’s what it would look like if it was a typical family’s budget.

Interview with Célia Pinto Moreira, Public Policy Analyst at the MEI, about an MEI-Ipsos poll that shows a majority of Canadians think Ottawa spends too much. Broadcast on August 2, 2023 on The News Forum’s Forum Daily show.

Interview (in French) with Renaud Brossard, Senior Director, Communications at the MEI, about an MEI-Ipsos poll that shows a majority of Canadians think Ottawa spends too much. Broadcast on July 22, 2023 as part of CPAM-AM’s Grasse matinée show.

Colin Craig welcomes Krystle Wittevrongel, Senior Policy Analyst and Alberta Project Lead at the Montreal Economic Institute, and Madison Savilov from Carbon Upcycling, to discuss a fascinating new industry called ‘Carbon Tech.’

The creation of private mini-hospitals, managed by entrepreneurs and accessible to all via your Health Insurance Card, is supported by 7 out of 10 Quebecers. These aim to increase treatment capacity, reduce waiting times and innovate in healthcare services.

A red hen finds a grain of wheat and decides to plant it to make bread. For each of the steps required to make bread, she asks for help from the other farm animals: the rat, the goose, the cat, and the pig. Will the animals want to help her? A fun way to teach your children about the importance of mutual aid, merit, and incentives!

Quebec is #1… in terms of health care wait times. The median ER wait time here is 19 hours, versus less than 4 hours in Sweden. The secret to Sweden’s success is its mixed system, with entrepreneurs working within the universal system.